Background: Conversational training programmes are increasingly being reported for
partners of people with aphasia. While these all aim to increase communicative …

Background & Aims: Stroke and aphasia can have a profound impact on people's social
activities, and family and social relationships. This study looked at patterns of social support …

People with aphasia frequently rely on communicative “devices” other than their impaired
language system. This article focuses on arm and hand gesture as one such “device” or …

Background: The impact of change in communication, life participation, and psychological
well‐being in aphasia is recognised but still not fully explored. Further, considerable scope …

Unsuccessful social communication after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often a consequence
of self-regulatory (executive function) impairments. The primary goal of this article is to …

Why was the VSD project initiated? Aphasia is a language impairment resulting from
damage to the language centers and their connections in the brain. The lives of persons with …

Background: The loss of language and the inability to communicate effectively as a result of
aphasia often affects community participation. Within the World Health Organisation …

Background: Recent studies have demonstrated success in training partners to facilitate
conversation in people with aphasia (eg, Booth & Swabey,; Kagan, Black, Duchan, Simmons …

This article discusses the significance of conversation in current clinical practice with
individuals with aphasia and their conversation partners. It explores the nature of everyday …

Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass für erfolgreiche Aphasie-Therapie
vor allem im chronischen Stadium eine hohe Behandlungsintensität entscheidend ist. Im …